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Malvani youth kidnapped; 4 accused held

The Malvani police have arrested four persons for allegedly kidnapping a 19-year-old youth and threatening to kill him while demanding a ransom of Rs33,000 from his relatives.

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December 21, 2024
BMC to recover excess payment to contractor
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BMC to recover excess payment to contractor

GOLDEN GATE SCAM

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December 21, 2024
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Bohras' global campaign to protect kids

The Dawoodi Bohra community has launched a global campaign to protect children from the mental and emotional dangers of excessive mobile phone usage.

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December 21, 2024
Matunga parking tower under audit following protests
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Matunga parking tower under audit following protests

BMC official says decision to scrap the project will be taken after evaluation

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December 21, 2024
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Action against 2 RMC plants for violation

The BMC has sent closure directions and show cause notice to two ready mix concrete (RMC) plants in Deonar citing non-compliance with a no-objection certificate from the building proposal.

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December 21, 2024
TURNING WASTE INTO RESOURCES
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TURNING WASTE INTO RESOURCES

Free service for up to 500kg, with charge of ₹10 per additional 50kg; former corporators oppose move, citing narrow road

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December 21, 2024
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Ganja grown in bedroom: Drugs worth ₹26 cr seized

The drugs were seized in three different ops; in one of the cases, weed was being grown inside the flat

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December 21, 2024
Star Metro Builder for Lost Planners
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Star Metro Builder for Lost Planners

Shirish Patel also designed Navi Mumbai's drainage system to ensure no floods like Mumbai occur

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December 21, 2024
Experts knock bottom out of engine failure theory
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Experts knock bottom out of engine failure theory

The operator of the Navy's speedboat that rammed into a ferry, killing 14 people and injuring many others on Wednesday, has been identified as Karamveer Yadav, a sailor.

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December 21, 2024
Fresh BEST promise: 1800 e-buses by '25-end
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Fresh BEST promise: 1800 e-buses by '25-end

HERE TO STAY | A new decision amid protests over shrinking BEST fleet; delivery by Evey Trans which has other orders too; limited e-bus manufacturers in the market is a hurdle

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December 21, 2024
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Alleged planting of drugs by cops: FIR finally lodged

The FIR has been lodged after the victim, Dylan Estbeiro, ran pillar to post for more than three months

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December 21, 2024
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Portfolio allocation after session

The much-anticipated announcement on portfolio allocation is expected only after the ongoing winter session in Nagpur concludes on Saturday, say sources from the Mahayuti.

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December 21, 2024
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Temple trusts to meet next week

Trustees and representatives from nearly a thousand Hindu temples in Maharashtra will meet on December 25 and 26 in Shirdi to demand an end to government involvement in temple management and the creation of a Sanatan Temple Board on the lines of the Muslim Waqf Board.

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December 21, 2024
Fadnavis assures action on grabbing of temple properties
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Fadnavis assures action on grabbing of temple properties

A delegation of Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh met CM and highlighted illegal sales of temple properties

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December 21, 2024
BJP files molestation case against Congress workers
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BJP files molestation case against Congress workers

VANDALISM AT CONG OFFICE

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December 21, 2024
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Won't tolerate any attack on Marathi families and dignity

ATTACK ON MARATHI FAMILY | CM suspends accused Akhilesh Shukla from his position at MTDC; asks to register a formal offence against the accused

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December 21, 2024
Beed, Parbhani issue: Judicial probe ordered
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Beed, Parbhani issue: Judicial probe ordered

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the Parbhani violence as well as the killing of the Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.

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December 21, 2024
False alarm over Raut house recce
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False alarm over Raut house recce

Police have begun analysing CCTV footage from Raut's residence and nearby areas to identify suspects

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December 21, 2024
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Engineer & planner, who left his imprint on Mumbai's skyline

TRIBUTE TO SHIRISH PATEL

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December 21, 2024
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School principal held for abusing minor

The principal of an English-medium school in Vikhroli has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor student.

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December 21, 2024
HC orders release of BJP's Ravi
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HC orders release of BJP's Ravi

On a day marked by high drama, the Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of BJP national general secretary CT Ravi who was arrested on Thursday by Belgaavi police based on a complaint filed by Minister for Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar.

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December 21, 2024
Crime Branch on to Rahul
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Crime Branch on to Rahul

BEDLAM | However, no FIR has been registered based on the complaint filed by Congress; NCW takes note of 'misconduct'

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December 21, 2024
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₹50 cr worth gold, cash found stacked in abandoned SUV

In a dramatic turn of events, authorities in Bhopal seized an abandoned SUV stacked with 52 kg of gold bars worth Rs 40 crore; Rs 11 crore in unaccounted cash was also found.

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December 21, 2024
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Prof is convicted for multiple molestation

Ten years after his arrest, Dr. Shaileshwar Natarajan, a senior professor at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, has been convicted in multiple molestation cases registered against him a decade ago.

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December 21, 2024
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Five dead in 'Ghat' mishap

Five people died and three others are critical after a 45seater AC private bus carrying wedding guests to Mahad overturned at Tamhini Ghat on Friday morning.

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December 21, 2024
HC seal on Adani's Dharavi project
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HC seal on Adani's Dharavi project

The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the contract awarded to Adani Properties Private Limited for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project, while dismissing the plea by Dubai-based Seclink Technology Corporation, terming it as 'misconceived'.

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December 21, 2024
ROAD INFERNO TAKES 12 LIVES
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ROAD INFERNO TAKES 12 LIVES

BLAZE | Truck rams into LPG carrier; 35 hurt, seven critical; 37 vehicles are gutted

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December 21, 2024
Neighbours' tiff morphs into Marathi v/s non-Marathi row
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Neighbours' tiff morphs into Marathi v/s non-Marathi row

Three people were arrested in Kalyan for allegedly assaulting their neighbours on Wednesday evening, after their fight escalated into a 'Marathi v/s non-Marathi' tussle.

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December 21, 2024
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One aspirant willing to settle for half the term!

ICC POLLS: PRESIDENT CANDIDATES RELEASE MANIFESTOES

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December 20, 2024
FORGIVE HIM, LEAVE HIM ALONE
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FORGIVE HIM, LEAVE HIM ALONE

ASHWIN, AFTER HIS FATHER SAID HE RETIRED OWING TO HUMILIATION

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December 20, 2024